Winning Her Heart Back

 The Tool for Distracting Emotions

By the time Emelie finished showering and lay down, it was already four in the morning.

It had been a whirlwind of a day for her, and she had met all sorts of people.

First, she returned from Borealis City to Capebatt City, then she went to the detention center to see Charles and got Shane's contact information for Elias.

Later, she visited a restaurant to bid farewell to Emmie and helped Samuel choose a wedding gift for Melanie.

In the afternoon, she was involved in a car accident on her way back to the hotel, then she spent five hours at the hospital with Samuel until Bryan and Nehemiah arrived.

Afterwards, she had to face interrogation at the police station. That was where she encountered William and argued with Patrice.

She was almost certain that both the accident and her old case being brought up were orchestrated by Beathan.

Finally, she was sent back to the hotel by Ashton.

The sheer volume of events had kept her mind racing, and she found it hard to fall asleep.

She only managed to close her eyes when dawn was breaking. However, before nine o'clock, she was woken up by the ringing of her phone.

Emelie was still half-asleep and instinctively reached for her phone.

She picked up the call. "Who is it?"

The caller asked, "Aren't you awake yet?"

Emelie didn't catch that clearly. Her consciousness was muddled as she asked, "What?"

The caller lowered his voice to avoid disturbing her further. "Go back to sleep. I'll call again around noon." "Mm..." Emelie hung up and fell back asleep.

It wasn't until noon that she woke up and realized the call from the morning was from Wesley. She guessed Jodie must have informed Wesley about her being taken by the police the previous night.

After she freshened up, she poured herself a glass of water and stood on the balcony while drinking it. Before she could finish, Wesley called again.

Emelie answered the phone. "You're quite the timekeeper. I'd still be asleep if you had called ten minutes earlier."

"I've already made arrangements with the police. They won't dare to take you in for questioning again. Don't be afraid," Wesley said.

"What am I afraid of?" Emelie replied calmly. "Even if I did kill someone, it would be self-defense. I'm innocent. And, it's very likely that I didn't kill that person. Now that's an interesting question."

Who killed Frank and framed her? That was something worth pondering.

Wesley seemed reassured by her calm tone. "Leave the legal issues to the lawyer. For everything else, handle it as you see fit. I only have one condition: Don't keep anything from me."

"I won't," Emelie simply replied.

Wesley remained calm as he said, "You didn't tell me that you were with William in Borealis City for half a month."

Oh, Jodie.

Emelie pinched the bridge of her nose. "That was an accident. I didn't want you to worry."

Wesley paused for a moment before saying, "I am worried."

Emelie's heart stirred and she couldn't help but think that his concern was not just about her being trapped by the snowstorm, but something else.

As expected, Wesley asked quietly, "Do you know what I'm worried about, Eme?"

Emelie was unsure. "What?"

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Emelie thought it was Jodie bringing lunch and walked over to open the door while continuing the call.

Wesley, with a faint, humorless smile, stopped the topic. He said, "Beathan..."

Without hesitation, Emelie replied, "I'll handle it myself. Wesley, you promised not to interfere with my revenge. I have to avenge my family myself."

Wesley had tried to broach the topic earlier, but at this moment, a surge of unspoken emotion bubbled up in his chest.

He suddenly said, "What do you mean avenging your family? Aren't I your family? Eme, did you always draw such clear lines when you're with William?"

As Emelie unlocked the door, she took a moment to digest what he said. "Mr. Cronus, are you jealous?" No wonder Wesley had asked if she knew what he was worried about. It turned out he was concerned that she might have developed feelings for William after spending half a month with him in Borealis City.

Emelie found this laughable. Especially considering Patrice's comments the previous night about her changes and Ashton's advice to be nicer to William. Their requests stemmed from seeing how much she had liked William before.

She had liked William for three years. During those years, she had been his secretary, a mere tool, leaving a deep impression on many. Now that she no longer liked him, they considered it abnormal.

Even Wesley was worried that she might have feelings for William again. This only showed how deeply she had once devoted herself to him.

Emelie scoffed as she gripped the doorknob and opened the door.

Whether to dispel Wesley's concerns or just to get it off her chest, she said, "I never liked William. After you left me, I wandered aimlessly for years. I needed something to hold onto, and he was just a tool to distract me from my emotions."

The door opened, and it wasn't Jodie outside.

It was William, and he had heard everything.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.